Rich Rodriguez donated his Michigan wardrobe to the Salvation Army and it will be sold on Saturday at the Wayne Store on Michigan Ave. Items will start at $6.00.
I remain a fan of the coach and he certainly could have pitched this stuff. It's nice that he took the time to donate it.
BTW - The article says his friends are taking him someplace warm for the weekend. I'm sure that's what I would want too in the same situation.
Mexico...for tacos??
Revisionist History
A lot of people are now calling his tenure a complete and utter failure. Many of those same people were arguing that he deserved a 4th year only 2 weeks ago. Now, I'm not saying that these two statements are mutually exclusive, but I do think that revisionist history post-fire looks at RR in a much worse light.
The fact of the matter is that a majority of people wanted him back for a 4th year. This doesn't mean his firing was a mistake. But I hope it shows that people still believed in RR at the time he left. That he could have turned it around in his 4th year.
RR was a good man and a good coach. Wish him nothing but the best. This was a class act.
The Majority
The Majority of us that wanted him back, mostly wanted him back because we didn't see a viable replacement. But those same people recognized that the defense was a disaster, not just because of the freshmen playing, but because they weren't prepared properly (IMO) and weren't aligned in most situations that were conducive to them being in position to make plays. Everyone knew that a change had to be made on the defense, or else we would be in the same boat. I will always back RR, but I hope he makes better decisions in regards to his defensive coaching staff in the future.
"Homey don't play dat"
The Majority of us that
The Majority of us that wanted him back, mostly wanted him back because we didn't see a viable replacement.
I don't think that's accurate.
Freshmen playing
LSU seemed to do just fine with 3 freshmen playing Db in the cotton bowl. I for one will be glad when the freshmen meme expires.
Not sure if you stopped
Not sure if you stopped reading when I spoke of the freshmen playing. I also said the defense wasn't properly prepared, and often not put into a position to suceed.
"Homey don't play dat"
No I didn't
That was my point. Everyone has always blamed the bad defense on being young, but if you really watched it wasn't a case of youth. The coaches never gave those kids a chance to make a play. They were unprepared and not "coached up" for what was coming their way.
That's why I'm so ready for the "They're bad because they're young" meme to expire.
I don't think most people
I don't think most people wanted him back. Maybe on this sitem but not most of the fan base or ex-players
Let's just say
that Brady Hoke is walking into a MUCH better situation that RR walked into. Better players/depth and alums not trying to lynch him every time he blinks. Hoke thanked RR right at the start of his presser and that was huge in my book.
class guy. Whomever Coach
class guy. Whomever Coach Rod is coaching will be my 2nd favorite team.
My thoughts exactly
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kyup...
word.
Thank you very little.
Ditto
Feel exactly the same.
Very class act. I think RR
Very class act. I think RR got a raw deal at UM. Between the media, the former players, the boosters, it just seemed like everything was aligned against him. He made the most of his situation and never complained. I hope he lands a solid job and has the success he was accustom to before coming to Michigan. I will always feel bad about the ways thing went for him at UM.
HELLO HEISMAN!
I agree with this completely.
I agree with this completely. I don't think he was ever given much support internally after he was hired, either from the current administration and boosters or former players and coaches. It's a shame, really, because it felt like a lot of people associated with the program were willing to let it go through all these troubles just so they could be rid of RR. I have nothing but hope for our new coach, but I also feel a bit saddened and disappointed by the way the RR era was handled. I really do think he could have succeeded here. Granted, he made some mistakes (particularly with his DCs), but I think he'll be vindicated when he moves on someplace else and succeeds.
For my privacy, my new username is "non-Oriental non-Andrew"
And you have echoed my sentiments
Exactly. Thank you.
A typical
political assination. The "club" didn't want RR playing in their sand box. As I've said before, the biggest mistake RR made was leaving WVA. He could have been the Bo of the university of WVA. Good luck RR, I'll be rooting for you.
So where did Allen's
So where did Allen's brother-in-law's come from?
It'll be Clemson.....
Book it....
2nd favorite?
I have to confess, that while I don't wish for any massive or long-term failure for Michigan at this point, if, hypothetically, a Brady Hoke-led Michigan team faced a Rich Rodriguez-led Clemson or Tennessee or UConn team in a bowl on January 1, 2013, I'd root for Rodriguez's team. Just to watch heads asplode in Ann Arbor and in the editorial offices of the Detroit Free Press. I am not fucking kidding.
According to the media these past 3 years
he was already in a spot that was too warm.
Brady Hoke - High quality recruits one or two at a time.
Won't Fit Brady
The Rodriguez fashion sense is gone from Ann Arbor, thankfully. I hated upon those threads, both fabric and site. Khaki and blue with maize lettering, 'M' else 'Michigan." Khaki, maize and blue are your choices from now on. Keep the ostensibly swanky blue collar crap in private, United Auto Workers and West Virginians.
You aren't going to do to
You aren't going to do to well on this board.
Are you a park ranger at Yellowstone? Say hi to Yogi Bear for me. - the_big_house 500th
I may not be a 70 year old man. - Herm
NegBang Away
I rescind nothing. The sh!t those hicks wore on the sidelines is worthy of condemnation enough. Simple and clean wardrobe please. You let your playing do the talking. Else go union and experience the consequences like my family did. Hicks.
Plenty of UAW workers are in
Plenty of UAW workers are in MICHIGAN. Are you saying that employees of Big Three automakers are hicks by virtue of being in a labor union?
Jackass.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
Pretty Much So
Most had no choice, though. You went union or you ... what. So much for individual decision-making. I guess the communist collective knows best. Pray for the Volt, dudes.
RR's stool samples show more
RR's stool samples show more class than you are showing on this board.
Missing Ann Arbor
EDIT: Still having trouble figuring out the whole embed thing.
Click the "Source" button
Click the "Source" button on the left side above the text box. THEN paste the hilarious youtube embed that we probably would have enjoyed. If you click the source button again, you'll see if it worked (youtube vidoes will show a box that says "flash" in the middle).
Aha! Thanks to you, good sir
Now if only I could figure out how to have the video start later in the clip...
I mean this with total
I mean this with total sincerity: go fuck yourself.
Blutarsky dude...
I'm a conservative on this board, and I assume the majority are liberals. WGAF? The rules say no politics for a reason...THIS BOARD IS ABOUT MEEEECHIGAN ATHLETICS, a passion we all share. I've had no problem interacting on here b/c I follow the rule. There are other sites if you want ot rant about the left or right. I suggest you read the rules and keep yourself to M topics...you'll do much better (if you even care).
One more thing...I'm mostly a city boy now, but came from a small town...Napoleon, Michigan. Trust me when I tell you that most "hicks" know exactly what they are and aren't offended by it. Most are also hard-working, productive Americans. What's so wrong about that? Not everyone has to be just like you.
"I promise you we would have walked to the University of Michigan." - Brady Hoke
Nah......
I rather enjoying feeding him downvotes.
All right Lemmings. Bring the heat.
Is it okay to neg you if I
Is it okay to neg you if I went to Napoleon's rival, East Jackson? Nahhh, +1 for Jackson county!
Senator, you do know that
Senator, you do know that somewhere around 10% of the workforce in the U.S. is union labor.
I'll do the math,that's not that much.
Endeavor to persevere...
Yes I know hi-jinx (high jinks) is not a word,but it looks good.
Dear Jackass
Fuck you.
Signed,
Everyone that has ever worked as a member of the UAW, or was raised by one.
I'll Simply Offshore What You Did
No worries. Enjoy deer hunting for food.
Feel the wrath
How 'bout I punchisize your face, for free.
What the hell are you talking about
My great granfather was a sit down striker and those unions you despise have provided a lot of workers rights for non union workers.
Edit: this is a reply to Senator Bluetarsky
The fuck does any of this
The fuck does any of this discussion have to do with the UAW?
Missing Ann Arbor
Motor City Madman
Look what venison does to a goofy guitar player from Detroit? I'm going to be 54 this year and if I had any more energy I'd scare you.
-Ted Nugent.
Fuck it, Dude, let's go bowling.
I found this sweet picture of you, Bluetarsky.
Maybe the coaches should dress like this on the sidelines......
Gay, or European?
Gay, or European?
Abort, Retry, Fail?
there's a difference?
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Gay AND European
Gay AND European
HAIL.
NSFW
or anywhere for that matter but still funny. I could sympathize with a long winded post on pictures like this not being posted but not the chick pics.
Drew Sharp?
Is that you?
Please keep this up. This
Please keep this up. This might be a nice bedtime meltdown.
Are you a park ranger at Yellowstone? Say hi to Yogi Bear for me. - the_big_house 500th
I may not be a 70 year old man. - Herm
I've never felt so
I've never felt so good sacrificing away 5 mgopoints so I can neg each one of your comments, jerk.
"I was kind of disappointed in myself to run a 10.44 (100m), but I will accept that. Running the No. 2 time in the nation is pretty good. I was trying to run a 10.3, but there was strong wind." -- Denard Robinson
Five of mine
bit the dust, too.
Oops, more incoming.
Mexico...for tacos??